88 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



adjoining his lots 1 to 5, at the rate of eight hundred pounds of 

 phosphate and eighty bushels wood ashes per acre. It appears 

 that his crop of corn so manured was much less, and that his 

 rye in 1862 was rather less than on the manured lots 1 to 5. 



Mr. Breck also gives his method of estimating the increased 

 value of crop by the use of manure, which is in taking the 

 value of tlie three years' crops on lot No. 5, and comparing this 

 sum with the values of the crops of the other four lots, respect- 

 ively, after deducting the value of the manure used. This 

 computation may be easily made by any person from the figures 

 in the tables. 



Mr. Benson makes a similar statement. 



An incomplete report is on file from Mr. E. "W. Gardner of 

 Nantucket. 



It may be noticed that the weight of corn stover, and that of 

 the straw of other grain is included in the tables. In our 

 report of last year it was omitted, not being considered as 

 necessarily affecting the ends of the inquiries. The aggregate 

 weights are this year in the tables increased thereby — that is 

 by the weight of the stover and straw. 



Geo. W. Lyman, 

 Thos. Motley, Jr. 



Boston, February 1, 1864. 



Note. — The premiums of one hundred dollars each were awarded to 

 Mr. Breck, Mr. Benson, and Mr. Lincoln. 



